What Generation Gap?

Vitamin Daily — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 03:00:00 +0000

You don't wear "mom jeans," so why should your brood?

The new kids and babies version of Gap's 1969 Premium Denim jeans are just like yours with dark washes, distressed grey denim, skinny styles and zipper ankles, all with adjustable waistbands so you don't have to worry about them flashing too much bum.

Good jeans run in the family, obviously.

From $29.50 at GapKids and BabyGap across Canada, www.gapcanada.ca

This Takes the Cupcake

Vitamin Daily — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 03:00:00 +0000

Sliced bread, sugar free gum, nannies-on-call: all great ideas for moms.

Add to the list these brightly coloured silicone baking cups that can be used over and over, and washed in the dishwasher.

And best of all, no eating paper.

$3.47/6 at Nood in B.C. and Alberta or online at www.nooddesign.ca

Back to the Future

Vitamin Daily — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 03:00:00 +0000

An online store becomes a bricks-and-mortar shop? Now that's as backwards as a Dr. Seuss book.

But it's true: Ashley York the website is now Ashley York the store, new to The Pier on Bowen Island B.C. The best selling clothes and accessories are made by moms, such as the rough-edged denim "guy ties" ($19). We loved the albino sock monkeys, baby balls made from vintage fabrics and the polka dot Australian splat mats for under the highchair.

Not goin' to Bowen? There's even more available online.

Ashley York, The Pier at Bowen Island, 604-947-2200, www.shopashleyyork.com

Inside the Smart Girls' Studio

Vitamin Daily — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 03:00:00 +0000

Does the thought of your daughter looking up to socialite panty flashers keep you up at night?

Creating an outlet for bright and funny females is web series Smart Girls at the Party. Hosted by Amy Poehler (of Saturday Night Live fame), the short webisodes are filmed with a wink towards Inside the Actors Studio, but instead of celebrities, you get intelligent females, like 7-year-old skateboarder and feminist Ruby.

This is Girl Power we can get behind.

Watch Smart Girls at the Party here.

Paint the town Pink

Vitamin Daily — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 03:00:00 +0000

If your Little Miss Pretty goes straight for your cosmetics bag the minute you turn around, you’re not alone.

Save your Chanel bronzer (and your carpets) from future make-up shake-ups by appeasing her with painted nails.

Hopscotch Kids' non-toxic nail polish comes in kid-friendly shades like Ice Cream, Bubblegum and Teddy Bear pink, and if she chews it off, no problem.

Now replacing that smashed Nars lipstick, that’s a problem.

Available online ($12.99) at www.raspberrykids.com

Mother Superior

Vitamin Daily — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 03:00:00 +0000

We're definitely not a smother mother, but neither are we a slummy mummy.

Perhaps that's why we're drawn again and again to the gorgeous wares at Nonchalant Mom.

We can attest personally to the loveliness of the pillows and delicate angel wings of Atsuko et Akiko and are lusting for their new sparkly masks and dressups.

We also love the Fleamarket section for its vintage toddler spoons and forks.

Which we will so nonchalantly integrate into our carefully curated collection of original Beatrix Potter bowls and Birks silver cups… not that we care, or anything.

www.nonchalantmom.com

Kick it Up

Vitamin Daily — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 03:00:00 +0000

Girls just wanna have fun, but when their gym kit makes them look like Little Miss Sunshine, you can bet they won't be turning cartwheels.

There's no sitting on the sidelines with Lilikiks, a Vancouver-based girls activewear line that has just launched its online store.

With on-trend colours, super-soft fabrics, and high-end technical detailing, styles like these will take them from tennis to track and back again.

She shoots, she scores!

Shop by sport or by style at their new e-store.

www.lilikiks.com

Quote, Unquote

Vitamin Daily — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 03:00:00 +0000

With all the one-liners your kid spouts, sometimes you feel like you have a little Letterman on your hands.

Immortalize their best observations with My Quotable Kid, a journal to help you keep track of who said what, and when. So next time little Tommy decides to tell everyone at the dinner table, "Mommy said Daddy came home late last night and has a headache from drinking too much apple juice," you can take note.

Er, maybe leave that one out of the book.

My Quotable Kid: A Parents' Journal of Unforgettable Quotes, $15 at Amazon.ca

Name That Tune

Vitamin Daily — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 01:00:00 +0000

Remember when you could convince them that Coldplay was "kids music?"

Now that you're stuck with Bingo and Itsy Bitsy Spider, might as well jazz it up.

Toronto-based Songs Just for Me inserts your children's names into traditional kids songs to surprising effect.

You may need earplugs after the tenth playing, but we can guarantee your 4-year-old will be an instant groupie.

Order your custom CD ($19.99) at www.justforme.com

Little Softie

Vitamin Daily — Sat, 29 May 2010 03:00:00 +0000

Your kid's wardrobe runs the gamet from the practical (grey hoodie) to the ridiculous (remember when she would only leave the house in her Halloween costume for a month?).

Soft, a funky line of cotton clothing developed for children with sensitive skin, is as cool as it is comfortable. Tagless, zipperless and flat seamed, pieces are finished with eco-friendly enzyme washing to give them that soft, worn-in feeling. For a tongue-in-cheek dress-up session go for the unisex Tie Print tee (US$16, pictured).

And to answer your question, yes, an adult line is coming soon.